diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index 451f031..1ba8e5a 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 (column-number-mode 1)
 (tool-bar-mode -1)
 
+;;;; not sure where to put this
+(defun open-thunar-in-current-directory ()
+  (interactive)
+  (call-process "thunar" nil 0 nil "."))
+
 ;;; enable disabled functions
 (put 'upcase-region 'disabled nil)
 (put 'downcase-region 'disabled nil)